Realist pessimism is therefore drawn from the idea that states are of a most egoistic and selfish nature whose interests revolve around everything but peace. … Being more concerned with security than power, realists like Waltz and Morgenthau imagined the slight possibility of international cooperation. Can you be a realistRead More →
Nominalism, coming from the Latin word nominalis meaning “of or pertaining to names”, is the ontological theory that reality is only made up of particular items. It denies the real existence of any general entities such as properties, species, universals, sets, or other categories. Is Hume a nominalist? Of theRead More →
Political Realism and Political Philosophy in Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s Social Contract. This thesis places Jean-Jacques Rousseau in the “realist” or raison d’état tradition of political thought. What was Rousseau’s ideology? Rousseau believed modern man’s enslavement to his own needs was responsible for all sorts of societal ills, from exploitation and dominationRead More →
Idealists tend to be more positive when compared to realists, in how they perceive things and carry out tasks. 3. When making decisions, realists are more goal oriented and thorough than idealists, who may have lofty ambitions, but lack the clarity and focus to put them into action in anRead More →
Frida rejected the “surrealist” label; she believed that her work reflected more of her reality than her dreams. Kahlo had a volatile marriage with the famous Mexican artist Diego Rivera. She suffered lifelong health problems, many caused by a traffic accident she survived as a teenager. What surrealist techniques didRead More →
Which of the following aspects were characteristic of symbolist drama? It had almost no plot action and was often ceremonial. What were the main features of the Theatre of realism? The main features of the theatre of Realism were: A focus on ‘real life’ The theatre of Realism investigated andRead More →